11-6-07

rear one link is finished... here is the setup...

rear view...

the joint... yes, that mother sucker is HUGE!!!!

this is where the brake booster is going... that is behind the passeger seat, facing the rear...

 

11-8-07

todays update... the majority of the cage is finished... i still have to work on the floor, but i am waiting on shocks...

 

11-16-07

so it seems as though i have come to a screeching halt... visually that is... i am trying to work out details now... anyways... heres the progress...

rear motor mount...

exhaust... yes that is a polished stainless muffler w/ mandrel bent pipe...:finger:

this is the front side of the brake booster... that is the passenger side, behind the seat... the right side of the pic is the front of the buggy...

front driveshaft/ pillow block... and how about fuck that fucking mother fucker of a front driveshaft... i have a 1 1/16 splined shaft, do the make a fucking pillow block that size??? of fucking course not... so i had to buy a 1 1/4 and then machine a bushing to make up the difference....

this is all under the passenger seat... front link mount, the jack shaft setup on the brake booster, and pillow block mount...

 

11-18-07

this is my coilover setup... these are parts store shock "helper" coils and a 2" tube clamp... i dont take any credit for this idea as it was randy morris who thought of this... no other noticable progress today....

 

Awsome, keep em coming.

 

11-25-07

man am i getting jealous... i mean her buggy is going to be WAY nicer than mine... not to brag... okay, to brag the freaking fuel tank is nicer most rigs i have seen, this bitch is beautiful... all stainless, tigged, aircraft style cap... fucking sexy!!!! i made the gas tank "skid" and the radiator shield out of puched steel...
i am so pleased with the detail i am able to put into this buggy... hopefully i can start it next week and start teardown....
i added a little more cage... i feel 100% confident in letting my little girl roll this bitch as much and hard as she can now... my thoughts were to leave it as it was strong enough, but my gut was telling me to add more... so i went w/ the gut feeling....

gas tank and rear roll pan installed...

 

This is a really cool idea! Props for doing the work yourself for your daughter!

 

very kool! :beer::lmao: I want one now. how wide is it outside of tire to out side of tire?

I know somebody will say it so, Please biuld/put a shield under the orbital valve incase of a ruptured/pinhole in a hydro line. I have been cut wide open by a hydro line praying fliud out of a pinhole. It was not fun.

I do love your idea

 

how wide is it outside of tire to out side of tire?

64" outside of tire to outside of tire... ~5 feet at ride height, 112" overall lenght... ~14" of belly height...

 

11-25-07

this will give a little more porportion to the size of this thing...my back is touching the cage....

 

BTW i am 5'10"

poser flex shot :rock:... acctually i had to check some clearances, but it is cool none the less...

 

I like ,keep the updates coming.:smokin:

 

That's very cool, we don't have kids yet but I've been dreaming up something similar. Good Job.

 

Your daughter is going to be the most popular kid in school! Looks awesome so far

 

thats totally freaking cool. i'm really diggin all these "tiny" buggies

 

hey were can i see some more "tiny " buggies i cant find em if u could send me the links to them i would appreciate it

 

man thats awesome... looking forward to more updates..

 

So its big enough inside for you to test drive it right? Also have you looked into arm restraints if kids are gonna be driving it? Very nice project thanks for sharing.

 

i am thinking about window nets, but she KNOWS about arms inside... granted she will not be following me on obsticles, more like a chase vehicle... it is tight for me, the seat is adjustable and fits my wife good, she is 5'... i will wear a helmet so i dont beat my brains out... she will wear a DOT/snell motocross helmet... i dont even let her ride in my buggy w/o it...

 

Awesome that your building it for your daughter:smokin:

 

Thats pretty damn cool....

I think your gonna be mad when this goes places easier that yours will!!! Are you planning to have some kind of speed limiter on it??I know mine would be more power than I would wanna turn a kid loose with,without some kind of limiter.

I told my wife I would just move the pedals closer on lo-budget pimpin for my little one when she gets big enough.But for now Im gonna have to fine tune it until then.....

 

amazing, my lil sis is 3 and she loves lifted trucks and mud already. she plays in my truck all the time. my dad wants to start her on a quad then from there not really sure.

 

i want to look into a top speed limiter... i know they can remove it, i am just wondering if they can reverse whatever does that and "restict" it... i dont want to reduce the power as it may be neccesary for hills etc... i will do mechanical stop if all else fails... i will also start her out in like 2nd gear and not tell her about the others as she will think that she will tear something up if she puts it in 3rd or 4th....

 

Yeah if you keep it in manual second it will start out in that gear,so overall power will be reduced.I wonder if a throttle stop would work???Like half and see.The little bit of playing I have done with mine(in the videos)it didnt need much throttle to crawl around.

Did you get the harness figured out??

As far as electronically limiting it Im not sure it would be possible.Maybe add a MSD ignition box with the built in rev limiter and just keep it to 3500-4000rpm(since really the sweet spot for Honda power is over 4000 rpm and up... )anyways....)

 

The build looks tits, nice work. The load leveling shocks work great for little buggys, i have used them on mine but found the rebound to be a bit slower than id like. Cant wait for action shots.

 

Very cool:smokin:

 

yeah i will figure something out... as far as the harness goes my mercedes buddy took it, printed off a shit load of mitchell schematics and said "i guaantee it to work" check engine light and all... he had to use the ELC or what ever that load control thing is in the underhood fuse panel.... should have it tomorrow or tuesday....

 

not that it matters, but is that rear axle bent? or is it the picture...?

 

i guess it is the picture, you did make me look, but if you are refering to the very first pics, i dont have those axles any more... they were like fj43 or something like that, basically pre 86 sami stuff.... they were WAY smaller if you can imagine anything being smaller than sami axles....

 

Crap, my kids just saw this.....
Awesome